Estonia, the most northerly of the Baltic states, regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It is a mainly flat country on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, with many lakes and islands. Much of the land is farmed or forested.

The Estonian language is closely related to Finnish, but bears no resemblance to the languages of the other Baltic republics, Latvia and Lithuania, or to Russian. About one quarter of the population is of Russian-speaking origin.

From the EU website.

Are you saying that Estonia is a Baltic state, but Tallin is out of the way so doesn't share the culture?

Estonia, the most northerly of the Baltic states, regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It is a mainly flat country on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, with many lakes and islands. Much of the land is farmed or forested.

Are you saying that Estonia is a Baltic state, but Tallin is out of the way so doesn't share the culture?

No we're saying that there's more reason for calling the UK a "Balkan state" than Estonia, given that London is 300 miles closer to Ljubljana than Tallinn is! Anyway, did you find anything in the end? I can only speak from the perspective of Riga but there's been tonnes of work around for teachers here.